Erlan Karin has served as a top aide to Tokayev since he took over the presidency in 2019.

Erlan Karin’s candidacy, proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was supported by 141 of the 145 deputies present

Erlan Karin previously served as the first deputy head of the presidential administration, and before the new constitution took effect, he was state counsellor